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Council approves Green Space spending: contribution to Hilton Head Beach City Road purchase and $560,000 match for Essex Farms easement
Summary
Beaufort County Council approved two Green Space items: a contribution to the Town of Hilton Head for a fee simple purchase at Beach City Road and authorization to provide up to $560,000 for a conservation easement on Essex Farms, matched by state and federal funds and a landowner donation.
Beaufort County Council voted to authorize Green Space expenditures on two separate land-protection actions: a contribution toward the Town of Hilton Head’s purchase of a parcel on Beach City Road and a request to provide funds toward a conservation easement on a property called Essex Farms.
Mike McShane, appearing for the Green Space Committee, told council the Beach City Road action was a grant request from the town and that the total project cost was “around $1,100,000,” with the town providing the majority of funding. McShane said the committee was requesting a county contribution;…
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